A biological target is anything within a living organism to which some other entity (like an endogenous ligand or a drug) is directed and/or binds, resulting...

origin that together carry out a specific function. Tissues occupy a biological organizational level between cells and a complete organ. Accordingly,...

Biologics: Targets and Therapy is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on the clinical application of biologic agents in the management of...

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main...

structures, the same mechanism of action (i.e. binding to the same biological target), similar modes of action, and/or are used to treat the similar diseases...

inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of a biological target. The drug is most commonly an organic small molecule that activates...

Druggability is a term used in drug discovery to describe a biological target (such as a protein) that is known to or is predicted to bind with high affinity...

chemical structures, the same mechanism of action (binding to the same biological target), a related mode of action, and that are used to treat the same disease...

throughput screening of large compounds libraries against isolated biological targets which are hypothesized to be disease-modifying in a process known...

Off-target activity is biological activity of a drug that is different from and not at that of its intended biological target. It most commonly contributes...